Risotto with Pesto
Risotto & pesto – the flavour combination is fantastic!
Risotto & pesto – the flavour combination is fantastic!
This soup is really hearty and filling – perfect for a chilly day!
This is a beautiful melt-in-the mouth dish that tastes better if you cook it a day in advance!
This aromatic stew of beef and onions cooked in red wine is a popular Greek dish. Best served with roast potatoes or crusty bread!
This chicken pot pie with a stuffing crust is full of flavour. It is a delicious midweek meal for all the family or a great alternative to a Sunday roast!
An absolutely scrumptious meatball dish, perfect for any occasion. This dish is best served with crusty bread or your favourite pasta and of course a large glass of Rioja!
A great British favourite – this curry is full of spice with melt in the mouth beef!
An absolutely delicious alternative to a traditional Full English – such a tasty dish with a kick!
Few things make you feel more snug, and indeed, smug than a jar of homemade chutney. Roll up your sleeves and get stewing. A delicious accompaniment to a Cheese Board & Ploughman’s Lunch. This recipe make 5 x 500ml jars.
A perfect winter warmer that is 100% fat free! Slow-cooking the root vegetables make the flavours all the more intense.
An absolutely gorgeous starter – steamed mussels and cider are a perfect flavour combination!
This is a very simple and easy to make nutritious curry packed full of flavours & freshness.
This curry is incredibly easy to make and will suit all tastes as you can make it as sweet or as spicy as you want… This Thai Green Curry has to be one of the best I have ever made.
A delicious alternative to a full English breakfast – the perfect brunch!
Fall-apart tender beef, garlic, lots of black pepper, root vegetables and a whole bottle of red wine slowly cooked until perfection. Best served with creamy mash and crusty bread!
This jam is absolutely delicious and is made from rhubarb, fresh & stem ginger and a vanilla pod. It is perfect for toast and goes extremely well with scones and clotted cream – it also makes a wonderful gift!
A hearty & warming dish! A simple and tasty recipe which is full of flavour – one of the best beef goulash’s I have ever tasted!
A wonderfully delicious satisfying meal, perfect for a winters evening! The gentleman’s relish compliments this dish perfectly.
A deliciously tender chicken curry which is very simple to make – perfect for a mid-week meal! Popeye would love this dish!
The caramelised onion and fresh herbs and spice give this lentil soup another dimension. A delicious soup full of flavour for this chilly weather!
A delicious and rustic French classic! Red wine, brandy, pancetta, shallots, mushrooms, herbs & a pinch of chilli what a wonderful combination for chicken!
The roast chestnut flavour will have you filled with that festive feeling. This is a delicious soup which is rich and tastes luxurious – perfect for Christmas day!
Tadka Dal is a North Indian dish and is a kind of thick, spicy soup usually served with rice or, my personal favourite, just warm chapatis or naan bread which to scoop it up! A delicious warming, comfort food at any time!
A delicious and rustic French classic! Red wine, brandy, pancetta, shallots, mushrooms and herbs, what a wonderful combination for beef!
An extremely delicious tomato soup that brings back memories of childhood! You better make lots as you’ll certainly be going back for seconds. The grilled cheese sandwiches compliment the soup perfectly.
This melt-in-the-mouth pork shoulder casserole with beans is rich, warming and a great hearty meal for chilly evenings. It is full of flavour and the cheese and crunchy breadcrumbs compliment this delicious dish perfectly!
The perfect winter warmer – this has to be comfort food at its best. A delicious meal for all the family!
A simple but classic pasta dish! Rich tomato sauce with smoky pancetta and hot, hot, hot!
This simple chicken tagine is great made a day before and left so the flavours can infuse – a one-pot wonder!
Chorizo and Prawns, a match made in heaven – this is comfort food at its best! This is definitely my favourite risotto recipe – a must try!
A very simple but very delicious dish to make – pork and cider were made for each other! This dish is best served with a hearty pile of mash!
It is not the most traditional Goulash but is extremely delicious and easy to make!
This sweet & spicy tagine with melt in the mouth tender beef is a wonderful taste combination! It is so quick and easy to prepare before slow cooking in the oven.
A delicious rich, creamy and slowly simmered sauce, which tastes even better the next day – if you can wait that long! It is not the most traditional recipe but it certainly tastes wonderful.
An extremely simple to make beef and ale casserole which is full of flavour! The dumplings make this dish… this is a definite must try!
A wonderfully rich, creamy & fragrant butter chicken curry – it is very, very tasty, quick and easy to make!
This is a wonderful comforting and warming dish! Use your favourite varieties of sausages to create this Sausage Casserole and serve with crusty bread – delicious!
Chicken and rice is always a really satisfying combination – with the addition of a bit of spice, chorizo & prawns it becomes even better! This has to be one of the best Jambalaya’s I have ever tasted.
A delicious, quick & easy dish to make! Chorizo and Prawns are a match made in heaven!
A rich cider and chorizo sauce is a perfect match for this dish of succulent chicken thighs… even better you can make this dish in advance!
You must try this pasta as it is has a unique flavouring – I made it with pork and apple sausages. This made a wonderful combination!
A tasty lamb and pea curry recipe that is quick to make and can be made in advance.
A deliciously fresh and aromatic lamb meatball curry!
This has to be one of the best Irish stews, this may not be the most traditional recipe but it is certainly one of the tastiest! Serve with crusty bread or a giant Yorkshire pudding.
If you love curry you will absolutely adore this dish! The lamb steaks have been marinated in spices and garlic for 24 hours and are delicious and tender.
A very fresh and easy to make chicken curry which is bursting with aromatic flavours. This curry is always a winner!
The perfect soup for a chilly day, make the day before as it tastes even better the next day!
This lamb malabar curry recipe is very easy to make and the results are absolutely delicious!
This is a delicious nutrient rich and low in fat chicken curry. Popeye would love this dish!
There are so many variations of Chilli Con Carne but this has to be one of the BEST! It takes a while to make so pour yourself a glass of red… the wait is most definitely worth it!
For the ultimate comfort food on a cold night, you can’t beat this tasty, slow-cooked stew! Best served with buttery mash or greens & crusty bread! You can cook this in the slow cooker if you do – reduce the stock and wine by half.
A simple yet delicious, easy to make tender lamb curry made with onions, garlic, ginger, spices, fresh mint and coriander.
This curry is very straight forward to make – it is a delicious, mild & comforting curry!
Wow! This curry is amazing! It takes a while to cook but it is well worth the wait.
A fabulous Persian stew of pomegranate molasses, walnut and chicken. A truly delicious and fragrant dish and pretty simple to make too!
A great British favorite – Chicken Tikka Masala! If you love curry you will absolutely adore this dish!
This is a delicious one pot sausage & chorizo orzo recipe. It is quick and easy to make, creamy and a wonderfully comforting weeknight dinner.
This truly is an amazing steak & chorizo chilli, it is a fantastic dish to serve friends or family for a casual get-together!
A full flavoured risotto – add your favourite mushrooms and extra chilli flakes for an extra kick! I used Sublime Truffle & Parmesan butter for this recipe and it took it to another level (check details below).
This is a wonderfully creamy Tuscan chicken pasta with sundried tomatoes, garlic, Parmesan and spinach. A delicious comforting pasta dish made in 30 minutes – the perfect mid week meal.
This honey & garlic glazed recipe is such a wonderful way to serve salmon. It is so quick & easy to make and is absolutely delicious! The salmon was gifted to me by Bradley’s – see below for a 15% discount code.
This brunch is packed with flavour; smoky bacon, sausages, mushrooms, chorizo, tomatoes, spinach, eggs and a sprinkling of chilli. It is the perfect one-pan recipe to rustle up for a weekend brunch with family and friends. It’s gluten and dairy-free, and lightly spiced with chilli flakes, so everyone’s sure to enjoy this easy breakfast recipe.
This is a wonderful one-pan meal, it is so easy to prepare and absolutely delicious. I used Panga fillets that were gifted to me by Bradley’s https://bradleysfish.com/ (they deliver throughout the UK) use the code Victoria-15 at check out for a 15% discount. Panga is also known as Pangases/Basa, a farmed freshwater meaty fish. Pangasius is becoming a staple in the seafood industry because it can be farmed and grown in freshwater lakes. You can cook panga by pan-frying with …
A delicious spicy, vodka & sausage spaghetti which is quick and easy to make!
A very simple, quick & easy but extremely delicious scallop and chorizo pasta dish! The wonderful Scallops were gifted to me by Bradley’s https://bradleysfish.com/ (they deliver throughout the UK) use the code Victoria-15 at check out for a 15% discount on all orders over £70.
Chorizo and Prawns, are a match made in heaven – this is comfort food at its best! A different take on risotto that uses orzo in place of arborio rice to make this absolutely delicious Orzotto. The prawns are absolutely amazing and were gifted to me by Bradley’s https://bradleysfish.com/ (they deliver throughout the UK) use the code Victoria-15 at check out for a 15% discount.